Abdulsalami Abubakar urges Nigerians: Don’t sell your votes in 2027

2026-03-08 - 16:56

By Wole Mosadomi, Minna Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to treat their votes as a tool to elect credible leaders in the 2027 general elections, warning against selling votes. He gave the counsel during a Ramadan Tafsir held at his residence in Minna, emphasizing that “selling of votes is unreligious; your vote is very important, and it is Haram to sell your votes.” General Abubakar also appealed to politicians to approach elections with civility, advising them to avoid bitterness, rancour, character assassination, and mudslinging, and to see elections as a competition with winners and losers rather than a do-or-die affair. On the state of the nation, particularly the economy, he called on Muslims to use the Ramadan period for prayers and reflection. “The economy is biting hard, and we are in a difficult situation. I am, however, happy that the well-to-do in society are helping the needy, and we should continue doing this,” he said. He urged Muslims not to abandon the lessons learned during Ramadan, but to remain committed to the ideals of Islam both during and after the holy month.